Lift for toilet seats



Aug. 5 W41. R. B. WARNER LIFT FOR TOILET SEATS.

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LIFT FOR TOILET SEATS Filed Aug. 5, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 U 32 2 BZWf 5.ARA t7? 30' V 30 F l g1! BY M Patented Aug. 5, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE LIFT FOR TOILET SEATS Robert B. Warner, Denver, Colo.

Application August 3, 1940, Serial No. 350,784

3 Claims. (Cl. 4-251) the necessity of drilling holes or makinganychanges in the fixtures and which can be used to raise either the lidor the seat, or both, without the necessity of contacting them with thehands.

Devices have been. designed for this purpose and all of them with whichthe inventor is familiar require attachments to the walls or floor or tothe plumbing pipes in order to make the installation.

This device is so designed that all such attachments are eliminated, thedevice being held in place by means of the usual seat hinge studs withwhich all toilet bowls are at present equipped.

Other objects and advantages reside in the detail construction of theinvention, which is designed for simplicity, economy, and efliciency.These will become more apparent from the following description.

In the following detailed description of the invention reference is hadto the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof. Like numeralsrefer to like parts in all views of the drawings and throughout thedescription.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the invention in place on atypical toilet bowl.

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view illustrating the toilet lid lifted.

Fig. 4 is a side view illustrating the toilet lid partially raised.

Fig. 5 is a side View of the lid raising mechanism, per se.

Fig. 6 is a plan view thereof.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken on the line 1-1 of Fig. 6. n

Fig. 8 is a detail top view of the lid attachment clip.

Fig. 9 is a side View thereof.

Fig. 10 is a detail bottom view of the attachment clip spring.

Fig. 11 is a side view of the assembled spring and clip in place on atoilet lid.

In the drawings a typical toilet bowl is indicated at l2 with its seatat 13, lid at I4, tank at l5, and hinge shelf at l9. Inthe usual toilet,the seat I3 and the lid l4 are mounted on a hinge bar l6 by means ofsuitable hinge arms ll. The hinge bar I6 is supported from the toiletbowl l2 on bracket studs 18 which extend downwardly through the .shelflot the bowlwhere they are clamped in place by meansof suitable clampingnuts 20. l

This invention is designedto be secured to the toilet bowl bymeansvofthe bracket studs l8 and the nuts 20. It consists of ahorizontal,elongated supporting bar 2! drilled with a pair .of holes 22. Theseholes are spaced to register with the positions of the two hinge studsof the standard toilet sov that to placethe bar 2| in position it isonly necessary to removefthenuts 20, lift thestuds from position, slidethe plate over the rear shelf of the bowl, replace the studs and tightenthe nuts 20.

The bar 2| extends to one side of the toilet bowl and supports a pair ofbearing boxes, an outer box 23 and an inner box 24. The bearing boxesact as journals for an outer handle 25 and an inner handle 26. Each ofthe handles is formed from a metallic rod bent to form a horizontalportion which extends through its bearing box. The rods are then bent toextend inwardly and forwardlyto form a lower lever arm 21 and an upperlever arm 28, respectively. Both handle members terminate in suitablehand grips 29. The extremities of the lever arms are turned horizontallyto extend beneath the lid and seat of the toilet bowl. The lower arm 26will extend beneath the seat and the upper arm 28 will extend beneaththe edge of the lid [2.

The horizontally turned extremities of the lever arms are receivedbetween offset attachment clips 30 provided with spring friction plates3|. The clips with their friction plates are secured in place by meansof suitable screws 32 beneath the lid and the seat. The spring plates 3|are bowed downwardly into the clips 30 to provide frictional resistancefor the movement of the extremities of the lever arm, such as indicatedin broken line in Fig. 11.

It can be readily seen that if the inner arm 26 is lifted, it Will actto lift the lid of the toilet. When the lid has been lifted its fullheight, the turned extremity of the lever arm will have passed the bowin the spring 3| which will support the seat from falling. The sameaction takes place when the outer handle 25 is lifted. The latter handlewill lift both the seat and the lid simultaneously if the latter is downor will simply lift the seat if the lid is up.

The difference in height in the two boxes 23 and 24 allows the inner armto operate without interference with the lever arm 21. The two handlesare inclined outwardly so that they will extend beyond the side of thetank when in the upright position to facilitate grasping them.

The boxes 23 and 24 consist of a metal block member to the top of whicha clamping cap 33 is clamped by means of a pair of clamp screws 34 whichextend upwardly through the bottom of the bar 2|. The opening for thepassage of the bearing portion of the handle member through the capmembers 30 is reduced in size so that the cap may exert a squeezing or aclamping action on the handle member to assist the spring plates insupporting the lid and seat at any desired position.

While a specific form of the improvement has been described andillustrated herein, it is desired to be understood that the same may bevaried, within the scope of the appended claims, Without departing fromthe spirit of the invention.- a I I 7 Having thusdescribed theinvention, what is claimed and desired secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A lid lifting attachment for toilet bowls of the type havingihingestuds extending downwardly through an apron on the bowl comprising: anelongated bar having openings for the reception of said rhinge studs .sothat it may be clamped in place by the latter; a bearing membersupportedby said bar; a handle member rotatively mounted in said bearing member;a leverarm actuated by said handle member to lift .thelid irom saidbowl; a horizontally extending extremity on said lever arm; and a clipsecured to the lid of said bowl for receiving said extremity.

2. A lid lifting attachment for toilet bowls of the type having hingestuds extending downwardly through an apron on the bowl comprising: anelongated bar having openings for the reception of said hinge studs sothat it may be clamped in place by the latter; a bearing membersupported by said bar; a handle member rotatively mounted in saidbearing member; a lever arm actuated by said handle member to lift thelid from said bowl; a horizontally extending extremity on said leverarm; a clip secured to the lid of said bowl for receiving saidextremity; and friction means in said clip 7 for resisting the movementsof said extremity therein.

3. A lid lifting attachment for toilet bowls of the type having hingestuds extending downwardly through an apron on the bowl comprising: anelongated bar having openings for the reception of said hinge studs sothat it may be clamped in place by the latter; a bearing membersupported by said bar; a handle member rotatively mounted in saidbearing member; a lever arm actuated by said handle member to lift thelid from said bowl; a second bearing member carried by said bar; asecond handle member rotatively mounted in said second bearing member; alever member projecting from said second bearing member into contactwith the seat of said bowl for lifting said seat; and clamping means insaid bearing members for resisting rotation of said handle members.

ROBERT E. WARNER.

